EARLIEST CORN: Despite the late start to gardening this year, an early variety of short-stalked, heirloom corn, “Baby Orchard,” was ready to eat by mid-August. The tiny cobs, only four to five inches long, were bred by Canadian seedsman, Mr. Orchard, and introduced in the mid-1940s to home gardeners.
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